Significant rise in German softwood lumber exports to China and U.S.
A significant surge in softwood lumber exports from Germany to China has been reported during the [...]
January 21, 2020
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Vietnam suspends some plywood exports to the U.S.
Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade announced it would suspend some plywood exports to the U [...]
January 17, 2020
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Drop in U.S. softwood lumber production for Jan.-Oct. 2019
U.S. sawmills produced 29.909 billion board ft. (bbf) of softwood lumber in the first 10 months of 2019 [...]
January 17, 2020
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US loggers seek relief from sharp drop in China log exports
The Carolina Loggers Association (CLA) has joined logging associations across the United States and the American [...]
January 8, 2020
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US wood products industry seeks relief from impact of trade dispute
US wood products industry groups have seen a dramatic negative impact on business since the start of the trade dispute [...]
December 18, 2019
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U.S. housing starts forecast to increase 1.3% annually by 2023
U.S. housing starts are forecast to increase 1.3% annually in unit terms through 2023 [...]
December 17, 2019
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N. American softwood lumber prices going up
The work stoppage on CN Rail ended - as of mid-day Tuesday - which was soon enough [...]
December 11, 2019
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US DoC confirms antidumping circumvention on hardwood plywood from China
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced affirmative final antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) circumvention rulings involving exports [...]
December 11, 2019
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IKEA to acquire forestland in East Texas, doubles US forestlands
IKEA has acquired 42,000 acres of forestland in East Texas to source wood for its furniture. [...]
December 9, 2019
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U.S. can‘t show harm from Canadian softwood industry, NAFTA says
A joint NAFTA panel has given the United States three months to rethink its tariffs on imported Canadian softwood lumber [...]
December 9, 2019
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